Tisztelt Kollégák! Ezúton szeretnénk meghívni minden érdeklődőt a HUN-REN TTK Agyi Képalkotó Központ által szervezett alábbi előadásra: Alpha Closed-Loop Auditory Stimulation: Mechanistic investigations and application to sleep onset and memory retention. Henry Hebron, Ph.D. Sleep and Dreams Lab, Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Amsterdam, The Netherlands School of Psychology, University of Surrey, United Kingdom Surrey Sleep Research Section, University of Surrey, United Kingdom Az előadás időpontja: 2026. január 30. 11:00 óra Az előadás helyszíne: HUN-REN TTK földszinti kis konferenciaterme 1117 Budapest, Magyar tudósok körútja 2. Abstract: Alpha oscillations play a vital role in managing the brain’s resources and inhibiting neural activity, as a function of their phase and amplitude, and are changed in many brain disorders. Developing explicit models for the modulation of alpha rhythms by external means (e.g., sound) is therefore integral if we are to develop focused interventions. Here, across four independent experiments, I demonstrate that alpha oscillations respond to sound in a phase-dependent manner, and introduce Alpha Closed-Loop Auditory Stimulation (αCLAS) as an EEG-based method to modulate and investigate these brain rhythms in humans with specificity and selectivity, using phase-targeted auditory stimulation. In addition to my mechanistic investigations, I also show the functional application of αCLAS to sleep onset and memory retention.There remains much to be explored, regarding the application of αCLAS to neural oscillation-dependent behaviours, but I contend that sound can provide more utility in this context than previously considered, particularly if stimulation is used to address the brain on its own terms, through closed-loop approaches. Várunk minden érdeklődőt! Üdvözlettel, Keresztes Attila